Stephen and Seth Curry will face off against each other in the NBA’s 3-point shooting contest on Saturday

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Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles past his brother Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on December 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by his brother, Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks, at ORACLE Arena on December 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors plays defense on Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks at ORACLE Arena on November 9, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots over Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on November 9, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors passes the ball around his brother, Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks, at ORACLE Arena on November 9, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks plays defense on his brother Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on December 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots over his brother, Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors, at ORACLE Arena on December 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry #30 is guarded by his brother Portland Trail Blazers Seth Curry #31 in the fourth quarter of their NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) lays up a shot against Portland Trail Blazers' Seth Curry (31) during the fourth quarter of a NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2017. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Portland Trail Blazers' Seth Curry (31) talks with his brother Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) after the Warriors 109-110 loss in over time of their NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2017. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Seth Curry is the brother of Golden State Warrior Steph Curry. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) tries to drive around his brother Dallas Mavericks' Seth Curry (30) in the first half of a NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Former Santa Cruz Warrior and Duke star, Seth Curry, brother of Golden State Warrior Steph Curry, signed with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel file)

Seth and Sydel Curry, center and right, laugh at some of Stephen Curry's remarks during his acceptance speech for the 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player award during a press conference at the Oakland Convention Center in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 4, 2015. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

Santa Cruz Warrior Seth Curry, brother of Golden State Warrior Steph Curry, drives the lane on a breakaway during Thursday night's pre-season game with the Reno Bighorns. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
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The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) looks to the crowd in reaction to his brother the Sacramento Kings' Seth Curry (30) hitting 3-point shots in the second half of their NBA game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just like what happened during his childhood, Seth Curry became irritated that his older brother just received a foul call. Seth has lived his whole life knowing Stephen’s tendencies. Too bad. When the Warriors played Portland last month, Stephen still drew a foul on his brother on a 3-point attempt.

“That was definitely a flashback type of vibe where he didn’t think he got it,” Stephen said, grinning.

Their mother, Sonya, thought the same thing.

“My mom texted me in that game and said she saw that a few times in the backyard being upset about a call,” Seth said, laughing. “It’s familiar territory.”

And it is territory that Stephen and Seth will revisit once again during NBA All-Star weekend. The two brothers will compete in the NBA’s 3-point shooting contest on Saturday.

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“When he sees me out there, he has another gear,” Steph said of Seth. “It’s always been like that. We like that back-and-forth competition. Honestly, that is what helped us become the players we were at that age to have somebody in the next room at the house you can go hoop with. Pretty crazy.”

Granted, the two brothers’ career arcs are vastly different. Stephen, 30, has won three NBA championships, two regular-season MVP’s and cemented countless league and shooting records with the Warriors. Seth, 28, played a combined four games with Cleveland, Memphis and Phoenix before having one-season stints in Sacramento (2015-16), Dallas (2016-17) and Portland (current) as a dependable role player.

None of that has mattered when the two brothers played each other growing up. They often showed their best impersonation of their father, Dell, who cemented a 16-year NBA career primarily in Charlotte as another deadly accurate shooter.

“It was like any sibling rivalry. It was heated and a lot of 1-on-1 battles,” Seth said. “We were close enough in age to where I can compete against him, even though he was bigger and better than me. But I can compete and I pulled out little tricks to try to win games.”

Seth showcased one of his tricks against Stephen when the two performed the “Ray Allen” drill during an offseason workout in 2012 during an off-season training session in a hometown visit here.

The drill requires for each player to make five consecutive shots on one spot on the court that is four meet away from the basket. Once that happens, the player can advance to another spot from eight feet, 12 feet, 16 feet and 20 feet, respectively. If that player misses a shot, they have to restart the drill at that spot. The drill must be completely entirely in two minutes.

“Seth killed it in the drill. So he said, ‘Time to shut it down,’” recalled Shonn Brown, Stephen’s high school coach at Charlotte Christian. “Steph was like, ‘No I’m not leaving until I perfect the drill, too.’”

After all, Seth and Stephen had an ongoing rule whenever they trained together. Said Stephen: “You have to make your last shot before you leave the gym.” That concept works for their own shooting workouts. When they had a shooting contest or a game of one-on-one, though, they often disputed which shot constituted the last one.

“That’s where my competitive nature came from,” Seth said. “Having an older brother, I’m trying to keep up with him and always having something to strive for.”

That competitiveness carried over into board games and video games. Eventually, it has channeled into NBA head-to-head matchups. Through nine games, Stephen has outperformed Seth in points (24.6, 8.0), shooting percentage (47.6, 34.2) and assists (7.2, 2.9). Following the Warriors’ win last month in Portland, Stephen and Seth swapped jerseys.

No official records were kept, obviously, during their childhood one-on-one games and shooting contests. But Stephen boasted, “being big brother, I think I got the lead for sure.” Back then, though, both argued over the results.

“It usually went the other way where he called a foul and I didn’t think it was a foul,” Stephen said. “Then he would say I was cheating and he’d leave the court.”

Surprisingly, Seth said the two have yet to talk trash with each other. Perhaps that moment happens before Saturday’s contest. It might happen afterwards, too. And who knows. Maybe like it happened during their childhood matchups, though, they will argue about the outcome.

“Hopefully it’s entertaining for fans to watch,” Seth said. “I’m excited for it. Hopefully I get the win.”